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'Great
Sri Lankan Rock Festival' This Rock concert
will be held at the Viharamaha Devi open air stadium on February
8. Under the said event, a talent search would be conducted culminating
on January 31 and five Sri Lankan bands will be selected. All bands who
have original songs are eligible to enter this competition and they
should submit their demo tapes before January 31. The selected
five bands will be on stage, at 'Great Sri Lankan Rock Festival'
on February 8. The winner
will be flown to India to take part in 'Levis Great Indian Rock
Festival 2003' in Delhi on February 22 and 23. This festival
will feature the winning twelve bands of Indian competition and
the Sri Lanka band. The grand winner
will be going to USA as understudy to top rock bands in world music
industry. Last year's
winner in India 'Orange Street' too will be in action in Colombo
with five Lankan bands. This will be
an ideal opportunity for Lankan talent. Contact TV Times, Yes FM
or MTV for details. The top songs of the Sri Lankan bands will be released on a compilation CD. This compilation CD will be released in both Sri Lanka and India through the RSJ magazine the organisers of the project. Old
Anandian's '95 Showdown The show is organised by 'Old Anandian's '95 Group' in order to raise funds for their charity projects. As the main project for the year 2002/03, the Group has decided to launch a Scholarship Fund with the objective of financially assisting the needy students at Ananda. The show will feature La Ceylonions, Deepal Silva, Susil Fernando, Priyantha Fernando, Indrani Perera, A.E. Manoharan, Ronnie Leitch, Rajiv Sebastian, Ranil Mallawarachchi, Rukantha and Chandralekha, Nirosha Virajini, 'Dayan and Lakshman' and 'Bathiya and Santhush'.
Sanath Nandasiri is a classical singer as well as a semi classical creative singer. He had studied music for nine years in India and obtained Vishrad in tabla and vocal music in 1959-1965 period. During the period 1990-1993, he graduated as Vocal Nipun at Bathkande Sangeeth Vidyapith at Lucknowand . On returning
to his homeland he joined as an Instructor of the Government Music
College. When the College assumed university status and was affiliated
to the University of Kelaniya, he served as a senior lecturer and
as the Head of the Dept. of Music at the Institute of Aesthetic
Studies. Sanath Nandasiri
has devoted his entire life to imparting music and performing. His
varied capabilities in the music field are indeed a rare phenomenon.
He has gained fame in the classical field of music, in the film
world as well as art music. He has won a State award and many other
awards from other organisations for his contribution towards the
field of classical and semi classical music. Mr. Nandasiri
studied tabla under eminent exponents in India such as Ahamad Jhan
Thirakwa and vocal music under equally distinguished artiste G.
Ustad Mokshat Ali, Pandit Hari Shanker Misra and Ustad Rahimudeen
Khan Daga.
'TV Times &
Entertainment' in collaboration with Home Entertainment and Communications
Ltd. (HECL), launched a monthly quiz in last September to help the
project "Buy Originals Only" and this is the fifth leg
of the competition. The answer
to theJanuary quiz will be published on the first Sunday of February
2003. The December
quiz was - 'Who plays 'Rock Star' in the movie of that title' The lucky winner is Sasanke Jayawardena of 67A, Heenpandala Road, Galle. The winner could call over with his/her ID Card and collect the prize from the above address between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on any weekday. 6th
Lane for 'Nirvanaya' Hiran Tenuwara,
Charles Lakshan and Chamath Janaka started their musical career
way back in 1999. They started creating their own songs and some
of their songs are now fetured on radio. Swarnavahini's
popular teen programme 'Heart Beat' was their launching pad to the
world of music and they have become quite popular among teenagers
with their song 'Wassanaya'. 'Nirvanaya' album is a collection of
rock, rap, country and garage music. 'Ramayanaya,'
'Tea Leaves', 'Mamini' and 'Mal Pethlhak' are rap songs and the
song 'Aale' is a country song. The title song
'Nirvanaya' has a popular type rhythm and 'Sanda Wahtiye' is a hard
rock song sung by leader Hiran. 'Nube Kandulata',
'Dinayaka Obama' 'Samada' and 'Amma' are too popular songs among
fans. 'We will be
releasing our debut album soon and hope to give few a visual status,
Hiran said. 'Sanda Wathiya'
is a hard rock song on Swarnavahini's 'Heart Beat' and we will be
doing their second visual for the programme soon he said. They have four
more tracks and will be selecting two songs for the album. 'Sixth Lane'
is planning to have a debut concert soon. Nadine
: The latest talent machine 'I started my
music career at the age of 3 with my mother from whom I learned
my basics. I commenced Piano lessons at the age of 5 and since passed
Grade 8 of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London
under the guidance of Soundarie David.' She said. Presently she
is preparing for the ABRSM Diploma and ATCL. 'I commenced my singing lessons with Mrs. Irangani Wickramasinghe and thereafter with Menaka de Fonseka Sahabandu and has passed grades 7 & 8 from the Royal School of Music and Trinity College of Music London respectively and is currently preparing for the Diploma'. Nadine explained. She won prizes at exams and competitions and have also taken lessons in Violin, Ballet, Speech & Drama and passed exams in these disciplines as well. 'My first public
performance was at the age of 10. I wish to further my studies in
Muisc and develop my own style in singing. I hope to be a performer
in Paino and singing while my ultimate goal would be to record my
originals and make them popular in my country and abroad. I also
take pleasure in singing Gospel Music. I am planning to have my
own music school and share my God given talents with the future
generation." she emphasises. Nadine is planning to embark on a great singing career in the Sri Lankan Music scene in the near future. Already she had a couple of stints with a popular band.
Bonsoir Team
will also be taking a look at a major event which took place in
Paris when the ashes of Alexandre Dumas the world known author of
"The 3 Musketeers'' and "The Count of Monte Christo"
were brought into the Pantheon; an 18th century monument which was
once a church and later used to bury the ashes of people who had
played an important role in France's past. Bonsoir will
also show the snippets of two painting exhibitions of Basil Cooray
and Geethanjali Ranamukarachchi which took place at the Alliance
Francaise of Colombo recently. Bonsoir is
produced by Sumaya Samarasinghe. The programme is presented by Aminta
Paiva and narrated by Arnila Gunaratne. Bonsoir @ 9.30 pm on Monday on Channel Eye |
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girl Nadine is a multi talented musician, who bagged 'Young Musician
of the Year' title in 1998 and has become a finalist of showboat
Karaoke Championship 2001 and 2002.
